Yorkshire Coast Gigs

27/07/2024

Shindig Band at Indigo Alley this evening.
With Broken Oak and Lemon Pepper Steppers.

27/07/2024

Tomorrow you can celebrate 40 - yes, 40! - years of the sensational Scarborough Jazz and even better, it's FREE!
Head on down to Scarborough Spa for an afternoon of musical delights.

🆓 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 🆓

🎷 Help to celebrate 40 years of Scarborough Jazz Club.

🌞 Join SJC for an afternoon of sunshine and musical good vibes in the Spa Sun Court followed by an evening of Jazz in the Promenade Lounge!

📅 This Sunday, 14.00 - 22.30
ℹ️ Scarborough Jazz 40 - a day of FREE live music at The Spa

26/07/2024

New gig alert! 🚨

The Vaccines announce a new Autumn tour, with the only Yorkshire date at Scarborough Spa.

Check out the full details 👉 https://www.yorkshirecoastgigs.co.uk/news/the-vaccines-announce-show-at-scarborough-spa/

25/07/2024

Whitby Brewery are bringing some great gigs to the town. Check out their latest announcement 👀

Beans on Toast on 20 November 👌🙌

25/07/2024

Who's about to begin their 112th year of entertainment?

Of course, it's Scarborough Spa Orchestra! Join them on Sunday 4 August at Scarborough Spa for their very first morning concert of 2024.

Further details in comments 👇

22/07/2024

Have you seen what we've been sneakily linking to lately? Yep. It's live, it's out there... our new website is online for all to see. 🤩

It's the first step in our revival - move the huge amount of articles over. Our what's on guide and band directory is yet to come, along with some other changes. But for now, enjoy our little new digital home. 🥳

19/07/2024

New Review! Garbage + Lucia & The Best Boys at Bridlington Spa.

🖊️ Katherine Dunn-Mines
📸 David Ruston Photo

Garbage manifest on stage like the oncoming storm, crashing through a number of songs before stopping for breath: it’s a strong and confronting opener with #1 Crush, Godhead and Paranoid in quick succession.

When Shirley Manson finally pauses to speak to the crowd, she enthuses about the beauty of the coastline and surroundings here at Brid-ling-ton-Spa – and relishes rolling those syllables around with some degree of glee.

Read the full review 👇

Appearing like an ethereal warrior princess flanked by a trio of casually dressed, beer-bottle drinking chaps, Lucia and the Best Boys were a worthy opener for Garbage in the stunning setting of Bridlington Spa – a venue whose beauty was acknowledged by both of the night’s bands. This Glasgow fo...

19/07/2024

Hot on the heels of our fantastic first gig featuring the Zak Parlby Quartet we are proud to promote our second gig:

Bonneville!

Raised on the cobbled streets of York, UK, Bonneville is proudly a Yorkshire feminist artist, versatile in multiple genres. She captivates audiences with her bold, expressive vocals and forthright lyrics. Her music—a blend of soul and indie—has not only featured on BBC Introducing and BBC6 but also earned the accolade of Tom Robinson’s Fresh On The Net 'track of the week.’

A familiar face on Yorkshire’s live music scene, Bonneville has performed at notable venues like The Polar Bear and The Brudenell, as well as various festivals across the North.

Her latest album, "New Lady," weaves powerful themes of friendship and freedom into catchy melodies, drawing comparisons to artists such as Self-Esteem and Amy Winehouse. Fans of Duffy, Rebecca Ferguson, and Cat Burns will find her music especially appealing.

Connect with Bonneville on Instagram or explore her tracks on Spotify and Apple Music. 🌟

📅 Date: Thursday, 25th July 2024
⏰ Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: Chapel on the Hill, Brunswick Street, Whitby, YO21 1RB
🎟️ Price: £10 tickets (book online at Ticketmaster, or direct from the venue)

🎶 To buy tickets, head to our link tree [https://linktr.ee/riffshooksandlines] also available in our bio🎶

Watch this space for more monthly gig announcements! All the tickets will be available in our linktree

Matt Anderson Trio North on Thursday 26th September!

19/07/2024

There’s some great live music all weekend at Scarborough Seafest, ran by Active Events. 👀⚓️

18/07/2024

Saddened to hear that this year's Headland Festival is called off.

Hosting and running events is tough right now. Like, really tough. Whilst we haven't ran any under YCG, most of us here have been involved in the event industry as a profession at some stage and we completely understand the territory every venue/organiser/promotor is under right now.

Big love to Jim and the team. We look forward to learning more about future plans and how they plan to move forward.

17/07/2024

REVIEW:

We recently nipped over to Whitby to fill our sand-buckets with much mirth courtesy of The Laughing Lobster Comedy Club at Coliseum Centre, Whitby.

Read on to get a grasp of what you might’ve missed...

I was excited on my way to Whitby Coliseum for an evening of comedy curated by The Laughing Lobster – the last paid event they had on was great, so hopes were high for this one. Getting us good and warmed up (definitely a necessity this chilly July) was Tom Evans. As an MC he […]

17/07/2024

Have you checked out the line-up for Headland Festival yet? 🤓🤩

16/07/2024

We absolutely loved Garbage at Bridlington Spa last night. Full review coming up!

📷 David Ruston Photo

12/07/2024

Whitby comedy fans! Dodge the British summer this evening with this 👇

Welcome to the Laughing Lobster Comedy Club, bringing some of the best live comedy acts of the north to Whitby.

11/07/2024

New Review! Richard Hawley at Scarborough Spa, with support from James Bagshaw of Temples.

📷 + 🖊️ David Ruston Photo

Richard Hawley completed his final show of his tour right here in Scarborough, marking the close of his 13-date stomp around the UK and Ireland.

The only Yorkshire date for a Yorkshire born music hero, Hawley is no stranger to the sea-side town having played the venue in previous years - perhaps more famously, the artwork for his fourth studio album ‘Coles Corner’ featured the renowned Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Following the crowd, I set off on my journey to Scarborough Spa’s Grand Hall. The walk down is always magical. There aren't many places you could walk barefoot on the sand pre- and post-gig. A real grounding and placing myself in that feel good place. Gig ready and zoned in.

There was a real mellow feel. A real seriousness about what was about to unfold. Each gig goer 110% committed to watching Hawley doing his thing – nothing else.

To get to him, they had to get past the one and only support act of the evening – James Bagshaw. Armed with a beautiful Gretsch White Falcon, he warmed the crowd with tracks including The Palms, Caramel Eyes and my key favourite, Resurrection of a Souvenir. The gentle fingerpicking and that ‘indie-folk' feel throughout his set led him to his closing number, Bring Back The Weekend.

If the name sounds familiar, then it should. Bagshaw has led great success fronting the psychedelic band Temples since 2012 first being spotted by Jeff Barrett (Heavenly Recordings).

With the crowd well and truly warmed it was time for the man himself. Hawley walked on to an incredible reception, opening straight in to She Brings The Sunlight, with Two for His Heels and Prism in Jeans to follow.

Looking around the crowd, and coming back to my previous comment – there was absolute dedication in the room. Hawley had engaged them from the off. His banter and witty anecdotes were punchy, just like his music – but what else would you expect from this Sheffield born singer-songwriter?

Whether because they were now 13 dates deep in the tour, or just down to the pure experience Hawley brings to live performance, this set was well oiled and a great journey through some of the nine studio albums he’s released. Of course, the bulk of the set from his most recent album, In This City They Call You Love.

Finishing with Heart of Oak, Hawley and his band made us work hard for the encore. Not that I’m complaining, oh no. It made the closing three tracks feel more worth it. Opening the encore with People, following to I’m Looking for Someone to Find Me and finally, most fittingly, The Ocean to close the show.

Hawley fans won’t have to wait long to see him live again. He’s playing a number of festivals this summer including Beautiful Days and End of The Road, as well as a huge hometown show at Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield, on 29 August 2024.

European fans won’t have to wait too long either, as the European tour kicks off in September of this year.

10/07/2024

New Review! Live Lounge @ Beckview Studios ft. Deep Sea Daggers / Ruth Scott / Ruth Toynton

Part of The Scarborough Fair.

🖊️ Luke Webster
📷 David Ruston Photo

From the second I first set foot in the premises, the general buzz and hubbub was indication that these sessions at Beckview Studios have become a definite local calendar event (scratch that - there was something of an energy in the garden area before I even entered the building).

Firstly we had acoustic duo Ruth Scott & Tom Small. They'd travelled up from Hull to caress our eardrums with a stripped back sound which was equal parts tender and soaring.
Voice and guitar strings combined in sweet harmony to give wing to the pair's tales of married life, friends no longer here, and (in the case of 'Third Eye') fielding awkward romantic overtures at the swimming pool - this one in particular had the audience impressed with its cheekily winking storytelling and vocal acrobatics.

Next up was our second Hull-based Ruth of the evening, Ruth Toynton - a rising singer- songwriter purveying gorgeously jazz-inflected beats and soulful vocal prowess.
Her songs at times make me feel like I'd been transported out of the (admittedly lush) environs of Beckview to some tranquil alien beachscape ('3am') or sun-dappled glade ('Songbird').
Then there was Ruth's most recent single - 'Beautiful Disaster' - which was certainly beautiful but far from a disaster, especially in this most intimate of settings. It fit neatly into her repertoire and also encapsulated all aspects of her mesmerising sound.

Lastly, we had Scarborough's own Deep Sea Daggers, switching things up somewhat with their brand of grungy but anthemic indie rock.

Their smoothly sung verses drew us in all softly-softly, only for their dual-vocal choruses to bodyslam us with violent catchiness. And that guitar tone? Largely shimmering with just the right raw edge, a perfect counterbalance to the driving post-punk rhythm section.

Their more subdued version of 'Everything I Had' - a single which was recorded at this very studio - has particularly shimmied its way into my brain like a some sort of bruised but still beautiful aural squatter.

So, another great evening at Beckview Studios! As ever, it's both incredible and heartening to see a local studio offering top tier recording space to local artists such as those we heard tonight, all of whom richly deserve this sort of exposure and experience. Can only hope they'll be putting on another one - the bar is set high!

08/07/2024

What a line up! New show announced for Scarborough Spa next year.

Peter Hook & The Light
The Wedding Present
The Farm

Saturday 10 May 2025

Scarborough Spa are delighted to announce a brand new event, "Interzone". Featuring a host of bands, including The Wedding Present, Spear of Destiny, The Farm and headlined by Peter Hook and the Light.

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English rock group Peter Hook and the Light formed by bassist and vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order, will be headlining the Grand Hall stage next May.

Back in May 2010, the band revisited Joy Division's seminal album "Unknown Pleasures" for a commemorative charity concert and since then, have performed live the repertoire of Hooky's bands, New Order and Joy Division. Hooky's dedication to his back catalogue has seen him move through "Closer", "Still", "Movement", "Power Corruption & Lies", "Low Life", "Brotherhood", "Technique" and "Republic to arrive at this point and having toured extensively with the band, The Light have come to amass around 600 shows in the decade since their first concert. Among the many highlights as Hooky reintroduced his early repertoire to a host of new audiences across festivals and concerts, including appearances at Benicassim, Kendall Calling, Primavera Sound and more as well as sold out gigs at many of the best venues across the world.

Leeds Pop Rockers, The Wedding Present, closely linked to the C86 scene, have charted a total of eighteen singles in the top 40 of the UK singles charts, including a historic run of twelve singles – one for each month – in 1992, which tied Elvis Presley's record for most top 40 hits in a single year.

From Liverpool, The Farm, are a British rock band formed back in 1989. Their first song to reach the top part of the UK singles chart was "Groovy Train". In late November that year, they released their most memorable song, "All Together Now" which instantly became a hit and peaked at number three in the charts in December 1990. It was on the crest of this wave that their album Spartacus reached No. 1 in the UK the following year. It's a recent return for the band who last year supported Cast on their August headline show at the Scarborough Spa.

British post-punk band, Spear of Destiny, were formed in London, England back in 1982 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Kirk Brandon.

Brought to you by JS Promotions, Interzone will see four brilliant bands rock the Grand Hall stage on Saturday 10th May 2025. Tickets on sale Wednesday 10th July at 10am.

06/07/2024

TODAY! ☀️

It's a little damp out but we'll be lovely and dry watching live music performances in the big shelter at the top of the terrace in the Italian Gardens.

Come and be dry with us from 1pm for some wonderful songwriting.

05/07/2024

YCG Website update! 🚨

You guys have been so patient with us on this ☺️

The brand new YCG website is nearly here. Like, really really close!

All 600+ articles from the library has been moved over and we can't wait to share it with you. ❤️

04/07/2024

It’s almost here, folks! Staxtonbury Music Festival returns and is packed with local live music + tons of stuff for the whole family.

Named headliners this year with Toploader. We reviewed them when the played Scarborough Spa over ten years back!

29/06/2024

Coming up tonight, Sound of Scarborough presents Going Loco at Old Parcels Office Artspace 🤘

28/06/2024

We're silly excited by tonight's offering of live music down at Beckview Studios.

Deep Sea Daggers with support from Ruth Toynton & Ruth Scott.

We'll be there, but if you missed out be sure to watch the live stream 👇

🚨 LIVE STREAM ANNOUNCEMENT! Night 2! 🚨
Watch Here: https://loom.ly/Tg4UsIA

Following the success of last night's event (thank you to all those who tuned in) We’re delighted to bring our Live Lounge event straight to your screens for the second night of live music! 🎤✨

🗓️ June 28th, 7pm:
Headliner: Deep Sea Daggers
Supporting Acts: Ruth Toynton music & Ruth Scott & Tom Small formerly of Latenightmarauders

These events are part of The Scarborough Fair's inaugural Fringe Festival - Scarborough Fringe.

📍 Link: https://loom.ly/Tg4UsIA

Our Livestream is more than just a gig - enjoy exclusive artist interviews from Radio Scarborough FM 107.6, behind-the-scenes footage, and highlights from past shows. It’s an event you won’t want to miss!

👉 Bookmark the link, follow us for updates, and mark your calendars!

Reminder: Please don’t trust anyone offering ticket transfers. Always contact vendors directly for tickets and exchanges.

21/06/2024

🚨 Just Announced 🚨

The mighty Paul Heaton will bring his brand new solo album tour to Bridlington Spa this November, with support from The Zutons.

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Paul Heaton will release a brand new solo album 'The Mighty Several' on 11th October featuring new single 'Fish 'n' Chip Supper' (out now). Produced by legendary producer Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford, 'The Mighty Several' features 12 new original songs, performed by Paul and his band + a number of special guest singers including Heaton's regular live vocalist Rianne Downey as well as Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon

Heaton has also announced a huge November/December UK tour including a date at Bridlington Spa on Fri 29 November. Paul will be performing songs from throughout his career including classic tracks by The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. Special guests on all dates will be The Zutons. Tickets for the tour are priced at only £35 (plus booking fee).

Upcoming gigs at Bridlington Spa include Garbage (15 July) Declan McKenna (28 July) Joel Corry (26 August) Sam Ryder (27 Aug) and UB40 ft Ali Campbell (16 September)

Tickets for Paul Heaton go on sale from 9.30am on Fri 28 June from bridspa.com, See Tickets and Ticketmaster

20/06/2024

Ahead of them supporting Bryan Adams, local band Rocketsmith have just released their new single ‘The Other Side of Fear’. 🤘

IT'S FINALLY UNLEASHED!

Available on all major music platforms (links here: https://rocketsmith.band/fear) our new single 'The Other Side of Fear' has finally dropped ❤️

If we could ever ask a huge favour its this... you can help more than you possibly imagine, by simply sharing a post, commenting, tagging a friend, sharing your thoughts on the song and tagging us - every little really does help!

Enjoy 🤘🏼

Much Love
Rocketsmith

16/06/2024

It’s great to see a regular print only mag back in the town. Congrats to Scarborough Spy 👏

You can pick up your own copy in all sorts of places including pubs, bars and cafes.

16/06/2024

That time came to town 🤩

What a night! 90 min headline set for a great crowd.

Photos:

13/06/2024

NEW GIG ALERT 🚨

Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds bring their ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today’ tour to Scarborough Spa this November.

It's been 35 years of pure joy for the Lightning Seeds, one of the country’s best loved bands. And to celebrate, they're throwing an anniversary party!

To mark their 35-year musical career, the Liverpool band, led by legendary singer songwriter Ian Broudie, are delighted to announce an additional show on their ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today’, Greatest Hits Tour, which is celebrating 35 years of Lightning Seeds!

This autumn they’ll be hitting the road with a masterful selection of their best tracks including ‘Pure’, ‘The Life Of Riley’, ‘Change’, ‘Lucky You’, ‘Sense’, ‘All I Want’, ‘Sugar Coated Iceberg’, ‘You Showed Me’, ‘Emily Smiles’, ‘Three Lions’ and many more.

Lightning seeds will be heading to the Spa Grand Hall on Wednesday 13th November 2024, tickets on sale this Friday (14 June) at 10am

06/06/2024

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